Shareholders, analysts and other onlookers were yesterday treated to the revelation of Take 2's quarterly financial performance. Rockstar Games' parent company revealed that it generated $254m in revenue in February, March and April 2010 - a big increase on last year's figure of $174.3m. This resulted in a net profit of $16.9m.

Aside from this reversal in fortunes, the company also revealed that it has sold over 17 million copies of Grand Theft Auto IV since its release in 2008. The game continues to sell well despite being available for over two years.